about us
The Bracken Company of Archers is open to all and the membership is divided up into Seniors (over 18 yo) and Juniors (under 18 yo) with family membership being available too.
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learning to shoot
If you are a newcomer to archery, we run an introductory course through the summer months after which you may join the club. The club has equipment for beginners to use from children up to adults. More information is available here. If you would like to put your name down for an upcoming course please contact our Coaching Coordinator.
the introductory archery course
- Held Sunday afternoons or Tuesday evenings from April to August.
- Five week course, each session lasting 2 hours approximately, light and weather permitting, with a recurve bow.
- All equipment is supplied.
- The objective of the course is to learn basic archery skills and safety on and behind the line.
- Parent/guardian must accompany children at all times.
- The adult fee is £35 and the Junior (under 18) fee is £25
We also run occasional 'have a go' sessions through the year at venues such as The Ellingham Show and also here at our club field. If , after you have completed the course and you would like to join our club, the fees are as follows:
club fees
- Adult: £27 plus mandatory GNAS membership (£43 see below)
- Child: £15 (insurance covered by the club)
- Family: £40 e.g. one or two adults plus children under 18. Any adult must also have mandatory GNAS membership for their insurance (£43 per adult). Children are covered by the club.
- Student / Associate: £15 (covers members of other clubs who stay near us and shoot limited times during the year)
gnas
Our club is affiliated to the Grand National Archery Society which is the UK body for governing the various disciplines of target archery. A requirement of joining Bracken Company of Archers is mandatory membership of GNAS. Membership of GNAS gives you your insurance to shoot. Currently, the adult membership is £43 per annum.
competitions
The club has various competitions throughout the year. Some are just for Bracken members (we even stage fun shoots for the junior members such as at Christmas) while others are inter-club. There are many competitions throughout the country that members may take part in including some just for longbow.
awards for all
Bracken Archers are fortunate to be recent benefactors of an 'Awards for All' grant which is being used to ensure the club has the equipment and resources to bring on and sustain our next generation of archers.
Clubmark accredited
The club is very pleased to accounce that it has received formal Clubmark accreditation.
Clubmark is a national accreditation scheme run by Sport England (the public body responsible for building the foundations of a community sport system within England).
It provides recognition for high quality junior clubs that have shown a committment to developing junior sport, promoting sports equity and equal opportunities and ensuring accessibility to the local community. In addition it demonstrates that the club has achieved minimum operating standards for safety, fairness, duty of care, coaching and management.
In essence, Clubmark demonstrates that the club is well run, ACTIVE and ACCESSIBLE, getting the best out of young people and giving everyone a sporting chance.